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High level General Dentist
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holistic Dentistry
and Dental Mercury Detoxification
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Wisdom teeth: If
the patient is sufficiently/completely numb
all that will be felt is some pressure.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
ear thing: If after 5 days there is still draining....Make an appt with the ENT physician
asap.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Dryness: The drug you mention is a vaso constrictor
which causes blood vessels to shrink and reduces nasal swelling
if
you are using too much
it could hav... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Tmj: Its impossible to tell from your question....
Were you diagnosed with a TMJ alement?
If so.....You should be under treatment for it.
And have the j... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
tooth pain: Seek out an endodontist for an evaluation. If it is an infected tooth it will
need endodontic treatment or extraction.
Seek professional evaluation... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
pain: If
it is an infected tooth it will get worse and can have more long range effects
( heart, muscles etc )
off and on most likely means it is in ear... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Braces pain: Pain?
When? After adjustment?
All the time?
Pain in teeth or in the gums or in the jaw?
Some pain after adjustment for a short oeriod of time i... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Shot pain: The dental shot for anesthesia is like a pinch
followed by pressure
what I do which I have been told works well
is to use a topical anesthetic to... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Drinking after ext: For the 1st hour
bite on gauze
then you can drink anything
right away
do not swish
and do not use a straw
you can start rinsing 24 hrs after... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Bleeding: After an ext
your gums in the area will ooze....Not flowing blood up to 48 hours.....
Dont rinse the same day as the ext
but the following am wit... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
bone loss: If the kind of bone loss you mean
is around the teeth
then you have periodontal disease
seek out a periodontist at once
for an evaluation.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
healing dry socket: A dry socket happens when the clot in the extraction site
breaks down leaving exposed bone.
The dry socket paste which is only used for that purpose... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dental infection: Yes....An infected tooth can have extended effects and give other symptoms. The throat, ear and other things can act up. Get it treated asap.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Extraction healing: The healing from a routine ( not surgical ) extraction should be approx a week, with healing starting within 3 days
it will and can vary as to why th... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Clean teeth: 1 see your dentist every six months for a professional cleaning
2 floss and brush after each meal.....You asked
3. Get a water pik and use it tw... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Mouth infection: See an oral surgeon immediatly
it may not be yeast and may indicate a severe medical condition.
Pts with aids many times will have
what they think ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
bone loss: See a periodontist
sometimes a bone graft can help
but frequently the bone loss is not
reversable
u must see a periodontist for the final verdi... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Molar cracks: The cracks could have been there b4 you got the bite splint and now
are enlarging
see a dentist for evaluation
a crown/cap may be neccessary.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
perio abcess: Some
signs are swollen gums
bleeding of the gums to the touch
the gums a more purple rather than pink color
if there is no associated tooth pain
... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
tongue bumps: If
they are far back on the top of the tongue they most likely are the taste buds that taste bitter foods/things.
The best thing to do is see a dent... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
sensitivity: You need to see the dentist that placed the filling
it may be in high occlusion and
need a simple adjustment
2 months for this is too long.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dislocated jaw: If the extractions were done with general anesthesia or IV sedation
sometimes the jaw can be opened past where it should be and it can dislocate.
If... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Loose tooth: Bone loss is usually why the tooth is loose.....Not the other way around
if you have not had trauma ( ie fall, fist to mouth, got hit by a hammer )... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Pericoronitis: No you need to get to the oral surgeon asap
all a 2nd course of ab's will do is to culture
bacteria resistant to Amoxicillin and then it wont work a... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Infected wizzies: Infected wisdom teeth can cause related
throat problems.....Hard to swallow....Pain on swallowing etc
twice on ab's indicates that they probably
... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
numbness gums: Persistent numbmess anywhere in the mouth without cause ( ie nothing happened to your mouth )
is not a good sign
see an oral surgeon asap for evalua... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
yellow tongue: It could be thrush altough the thrush infections I have seen are white in color.
See an oral surgeon asap for an evaluation.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dental fear: What you should be afraid of is the cavity and not its treatment
a caring dentist can suggest ways of
dealing with your terror
so you can get the ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Brown line on gums: Hard to tell by your description.....But a usual cause of gum discoloration that you describe, is due to needing a cleaning bad!
visit your dentist... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Differnt offices: You can go to wherever you want
but why?
Find a dentist you trust and like and have had
a good success record with.....
And stay there......
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
after ext: I usually recommend warm salt water rinses 4x a day for 3 days
starting the day after the ext
then go back to the other rinses
allow some healing t... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Ortho tx: If you have very low pain threshold, fixed ortho would be the way to go
we can use very light tension wires that will move the teeth gently.
It may ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Possible pregnancy: Yes you could be pregnant
see a physician or at least
use a home pregnancy test
get help soon.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Non white teeth: There are many variables that can happen as teeth form and calcify
the non white color may be inside the tooth
and brushing will not change the co... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Canker sores: I assume you mean campho phenique....It is ok for cankers but i recommend abreva for cankers.
But an oral surgeon visit is
indicated for evaluation... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
1 yr lump: Whatever it is....A year is way too long for it not to have been evaluated.
See an oral surgeon
asap!
it could be something not
good
so dont fool... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Invisalign: Remember one thing....This type of " aligner " ortho only works if you can wear the appliance at least 17 hours a day.
It does make speaking a bit di... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
It IS possible: that your problem is of a dental nature.
See a Dentist who cah take a panorex
xray..........this will show the entire upper and lower
jaws and may rev... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Tongue ulcer: There are many reasons for this lesion
but 2 months?
Seek out professional help immediately
an oral surgeon would be best.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dry socket: If the pain is at least 90% better you likely are thru the woods and will be ok
the slight achyness is the normal healing now that the
dry socket i... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Receding gums: There are many reasons for receding gums...One common reason is if you had braces done. If
you are really concerned
see a periodontist for an
eval... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
wiz tooth pain: Call the dentist who will be pulling the teeth
advil and tylenol (acetaminophen) would be helpful
also lots of warm salt water rinses
limit eating ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dry tongue: Most likely it is due to mouth breathing at nightime while sleeping
many many reasons for that
see an ENT dr for evaluation.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Tongue ring: Once removed if there is no existing infection
the hole will close on its own
but not within a few hours.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Person in treatment : If its ok with the practitioner.....Yes
not during general anesthesia or
iv sedation.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
how long to: If when u put the flipper in
it does not feel tighter and tighter you should be ok
signs of tightening or ++ force needed to insert the flipper woul... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Gum recession: Gingival recession during or post ortho tx is
always a possibility.....
Once the orthodontist is done
see a periodontist to evaluate the receded a... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
dry socket: By definition a dry socket can occur after an extraction
no ext no dry socket
see a dentist 4 evaluation.
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
broken bridge: It sounds like the attachment of one side of the bridge to the other side
may have fractured
see a dentist or the dentist who
placed it right away... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marshall Dickeranswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
black spots: Black is never a color that is good in the mouth
seek out an oral surgeon for an
evaluation
it may be something serious
dont fool around with th... Read More
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Mar 23, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Nov 21, 2013
Thank you sir, it seems hopeless & he owes me money for a procedure never done 8 lawyers turned me down. 11 months of jumping thru hoops for formal complaint in 1/13 about his violent behavior.He was ...Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dicker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This made me feel good. Thanks! i actually went to my ENT and it turned out to be just taste buds that I had scratched up. he said that it was normal, but has healed
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I am relaying the info to my acaquaintence. Bye!
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Thank you 11 months w/ state, no dentist will touch & no lawyers!
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